Republic
VIII.iii. ( beauty-calling the ) distance away
ADEIMANTOS: O goddess, have you seen
the first thing about justice? does she resemble
the stringing of a bow? the tuning of a lyre?
what may she have to do with strangers?
HERA: so(the other)owed(was obliged)(owe, you,
to)(the)other, to be dear(obliged, pleasing, gratified)
(to-by-for the)blessed gods (they were running)
(by runnings)( they were shining )(by shinings)
(by gazings, blessed gods),
ὡς ὄφελ᾽ ἄλλο θεοῖσι χαρίζεσθαι μακάρεσσι.
ADEIMANTOS: ( so drawing lots ) we fall asleep
( and lots of dreams and ) holding you
( perchance to be ) other-seen,
SOKRATES: well(they)would,
εἶεν,
ADEIMANTOS: ( take rest ) near where my fears live,
( but far away from me ) our secret whisperings,
and ( beauty-calling ) she hears and holds
with a daimonic in-between ( meta-
other ) ( number-
he )
SOKRATES: well would(they)be, (o saying)(the saying)
(say, you!)(they say)(we say)(the saying),
εἶεν, εἶπον:
ADEIMANTOS: but would we be well ( hoping
the distance away ) ( and of a rainbow ), (o saying)
(the saying)(they say)(we say)(the word-song)(saying)?
SOKRATES: (are you)mocking(and making-fun of)me,
throwing me into(a)logos(word-speech-account
)(thats)so hard to demonstrate?
(δυσαπόδεικτον or dusapodeikton
= dus + apo + deiknumi
= hard-bad-unlucky + away-from-off-and-back-
again-by-way-of-abuse + to show)
σκώπτεις ἐμβεβληκώς με εἰς λόγον οὕτω δυσαπόδεικτον;
ADEIMANTOS: but no, O Sokrates, it strings like silk
because it hangs on trust. ( we wake up with
you holding me ) a demonstration (to-
for-by)you(hold-and-have in her likeness
a logos of other-justice
her beloved story
as)ourself.
//
from hymn to Apollo
Republic VI